Democrats SUCK!!

[Nighthawk]

  They sure did and it's totally illegal.  Republican dirty tricks at it's finest.  Cheat, lie and fabricated lies.  It wasn't about busting unions it was about balancing the budget.  They have tried to bust the unions and they still haven't balanced the budget. 

  This thing is far from being over and the anger will go up, if they don't relent, this is going to court.  More tax dollars wasted by the Republicans in Wisconsin.  You're next Scott Brown.  The biggest scab ever boughten by the Corporations.

No, it wasn't illegal. They stripped any budget language from the bill so it would fit in with their rules and passed the law. This is NO different than the dems running and hiding.

[Henry Hawk]

Why I'm Fighting in Wisconsin
By SCOTT WALKER   
In 2010, Megan Sampson was named an Outstanding First Year Teacher in Wisconsin. A week later, she got a layoff notice from the Milwaukee Public Schools. Why would one of the best new teachers in the state be one of the first let go? Because her collective-bargaining contract requires staffing decisions to be made based on seniority.

Ms. Sampson got a layoff notice because the union leadership would not accept reasonable changes to their contract. Instead, they hid behind a collective-bargaining agreement that costs the taxpayers $101,091 per year for each teacher, protects a 0% contribution for health-insurance premiums, and forces schools to hire and fire based on seniority and union rules.

My state's budget-repair bill, which passed the Assembly on Feb. 25 and awaits a vote in the Senate, reforms this union-controlled hiring and firing process by allowing school districts to assign staff based on merit and performance. That keeps great teachers like Ms. Sampson in the classroom.

Most states in the country are facing a major budget deficit. Many are cutting billions of dollars of aid to schools and local governments. These cuts lead to massive layoffs or increases in property taxes—or both.

In Wisconsin, we have a better approach to tackling our $3.6 billion deficit. We are reforming the way government works, as well as balancing our budget. Our reform plan gives state and local governments the tools to balance the budget through reasonable benefit contributions. In total, our budget-repair bill saves local governments almost $1.5 billion, outweighing the reductions in state aid in our budget, While it might be a bold political move, the changes are modest. We ask government workers to make a 5.8% contribution to their pensions and a 12.6% contribution to their health-insurance premium, both of which are well below what other workers pay for benefits. Our plan calls for Wisconsin state workers to contribute half of what federal employees pay for their health-insurance premiums. (It's also worth noting that most federal workers don't have collectivebargaining for wages and benefits.)

For example, my brother works as a banquet manager at a hotel and occasionally works as a bartender. My sister-in-law works at a department store. They have two beautiful kids. They are a typical middle-class Wisconsin family. At the start of this debate, David reminded me that he pays nearly $800 per month for his family's health-insurance premium and a modest 401(k) contribution. He said most workers in Wisconsin would love a deal like the one we are proposing.

The unions say they are ready to accept concessions, yet their actions speak louder than words. Over the past three weeks, local unions across the state have pursued contracts without new pension or health-insurance contributions. Their rhetoric does not match their record on this issue.

Local governments can't pass budgets on a hope and a prayer. Beyond balancing budgets, our reforms give schools—as well as state and local governments—the tools to reward productive workers and improve their operations. Most crucially, our reforms confront the barriers of collective bargaining that currently block innovation and reform.


When Gov. Mitch Daniels repealed collective bargaining in Indiana six years ago, it helped government become more efficient and responsive. The average pay for Indiana state employees has actually increased, and high-performing employees are rewarded with pay increases or bonuses when they do something exceptional.

Passing our budget-repair bill will help put similar reforms into place in Wisconsin. This will be good for the Badger State's hard-working taxpayers. It will also be good for state and local government employees who overwhelmingly want to do their jobs well.
In Wisconsin, we can avoid the massive teacher layoffs that schools are facing across America. Our budget-repair bill is a commitment to the future so our children won't face even more dire consequences than we face today, and teachers like Ms. Sampson are rewarded—not laid off.

Taking on the status quo is no easy task. Each day, there are protesters in and around our state Capitol. They have every right to be heard. But their voices cannot drown out the voices of the countless taxpayers who want us to balance our budgets and, more importantly, to make government work for each of them.

Mr. Walker, a Republican, is the governor of Wisconsin.

[The Troll]

              Heil, Heil, Heil Scott Walker with the end of collective bargaining, you as dictator of Wisconsin you could give her job back.  Heil, Heil.

  If you have a hatchet job opening in anti-union work.  We got a two guys down here in Indiana that would fill the bill.  Hawk and Night Squawk. 

[Henry Hawk]

The bottom line is this:  Wisconsin is going to balance their budget.  Improve Education.  And become a state which will have more jobs.

You don't belive this.......................sit back and watch pal.   Sit back and watch.

Time is going to be the proof.  sit back and watch. 

[Henry Hawk]

BY THE WAY...... January trade deficit jumps to $46.3 billion .... Jobless Claims in the U.S. Rose 26,000 Last Week to 397,000 ......Gas Prices Have Gone Up 67 Percent Since Obama Became President .... Stocks Tumble; Dow Down Nearly 200 Points

just sayin...

[Palehorse]

The bottom line is this:  Wisconsin is going to balance their budget.  Improve Education.  And become a state which will have more jobs.

You don't belive this.......................sit back and watch pal.   Sit back and watch.

Time is going to be the proof.  sit back and watch. 

You forget the state of Wisconsin consists of folks who hunt. . . regularly. They are now pissed off BIG TIME, and I don't blame them. Yeah, I'm going to sit back and watch as the cheeseheads declare war on their elected officials as the state crumbles around their heads financially!

I'll sit back and watch Wisconsin's fiscal status go straight into the toilet as businesses flee the state. . .
And watch MILLIONS being spent by the state to defend their illegal legislative actions.

[Henry Hawk]

You forget the state of Wisconsin consists of folks who hunt. . . regularly. They are now pissed off BIG TIME, and I don't blame them. Yeah, I'm going to sit back and watch as the cheeseheads declare war on their elected officials as the state crumbles around their heads financially!

I'll sit back and watch Wisconsin's fiscal status go straight into the toilet as businesses flee the state. . .
And watch MILLIONS being spent by the state to defend their illegal legislative actions.

okay, let's watch...

btw, it was those gun=totin cheese heads that voted for this Gov to do exactly what he campaigned on, and is doing.

[Bo D]

BY THE WAY...... January trade deficit jumps to $46.3 billion ....

Quote from YOUR article..."Economists expect that this year's deficit will be essentially unchanged from 2010."

Jobless Claims in the U.S. Rose 26,000 Last Week to 397,000 ......

Again ...quotes from YOUR article...
First-time claims for jobless benefits rose last week from an almost three-year low

"The total number of people receiving benefits in the prior week fell to the lowest since October 2008."

Gas Prices Have Gone Up 67 Percent Since Obama Became President ....

Isn't it interesting that your source only showed the first 26 months of Bush gas prices! Remember what gas prices reached by June 2008?

Stocks Tumble; Dow Down Nearly 200 Points

What did the Dow do during Bush's years? LOST- nearly 4000 points.

What has it done in the Obama years? UP - more than 4000 points

just sayin...

Just sayin ... the truth.

[Henry Hawk]

Just sayin ... the truth.

So was I Olias...you just spinned it your way.

[Bo D]

So was I Olias...you just spinned it your way.

Ain't no spin about it, bird boy! When you omit the facts of the WHOLE story, it almost becomes a lie.

[Palehorse]

Well, we ain't playing horseshoes or hand-grenades here, so. . .

[Bo D]

The most glaring spin of all!



Quote from: Henry Hawk on Today at 11:21:12 AM

    Stocks Tumble; Dow Down Nearly 200 Points


What did the Dow do during Bush's years? LOST- nearly 4000 points.

What has it done in the Obama years? UP - more than 4000 points

[Henry Hawk]

Ain't no spin about it, bird boy! When you omit the facts of the WHOLE story, it almost becomes a lie.

There is not ONE item that I posted that was NOT fact!.......Olias boy! (that's all I got)

The January trade deficit jumped to $46.3 billion!!!!......A surge in oil prices and rising demand for foreign cars and machinery helped push imports up at the fastest pace in 18 years in January, giving the country the largest trade deficit in six months.

NO spin...just a fact!!!

Jobless Claims in the U.S. Rose 26,000 Last Week to 397,000 ......This is a FACT....HEADLINE NEWS....the report just came out this morning...don't shoot the messager....

Gas Prices Have Gone Up 67 Percent Since Obama Became President .... AGAIN this is a fact....I even supplied the source....Quit going down the Bush thing....Obama is the POTUS now...and why are you libs not getting pissy with him?

Stocks Tumble; Dow Down Nearly 200 Points.....AGAIN, don't get pissy with me...I'm stating the news headlined by CNBC!

All I did was post these "truths" and said...."just sayiin"................I guess I struck a chord....but there is not ONE spin on my part.....not ONE!

Palehorse...you are right...No horseshoes or hand-gernades here......SO,SO,SO?

Olias...........Don't refer to me as a liar....that is not very nice at all.

[Bo D]

Olias...........Don't refer to me as a liar....that is not very nice at all.

I didn't. Read it again.

[Bo D]

Gas Prices Have Gone Up 67 Percent Since Obama Became President .... AGAIN this is a fact....I even supplied the source....Quit going down the Bush thing....Obama is the POTUS now...and why are you libs not getting pissy with him?

Oh?! But it's OK for YOUR chart to compare Obama to Bush?